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Hey, I’m back.

Why haven’t I posted in the last month?

Well, I had a metric shit-ton of work.  And allergies. They’re really bad this year, seriously – I want to scratch my eyes with a fork. Read the rest of this entry »

Two months ago, my sister had a baby.

But for all the time she spends feeding him, burping him, changing his diaper, putting him down or picking him up, I’m pretty sure I spend more time each day with my laptop. Read the rest of this entry »

Do they still make Very Special Episodes and After School Specials?

I hope so. They were the cornerstone of my education in Things Not To Do, like drugs, drinking, drinking and driving, bingeing and puking, killing yourself, and getting molested by the nice man who owns the bicycle shop. (Poor Dudley.*)

Those TV shows served me well: I’ve never tangled with drugs, had a problem with the booze, or done any of those other things they have treatment programs for.  But I have fallen prey to several addictions that, I think you’ll agree, are almost as ruinous. Which leaves me to ask:

Where were the Very Special Episodes I really needed? Read the rest of this entry »